Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-30
THE PACIFIC SLOPE.
NJ. H. De Young Talks of
His Beautiful Country.
THE GLORIOUS CLIMATE. :"
CalifOrnia's Vast Fruit, Wine'and
Other Industries Supplying
the World.


leading journalist of the Pacific Coast,
MIR. M. Fl. De Young, proprietor OF
the San Francisco Chronicle, was at
the Pacific Hotel, called and asked him
what was the object Of his visit to Chi
cago. and he replied: t..-.
."My principal object in coming here
Is to secure the assistance of some OF
the able architects of Chicago in de-
signing new building for the Chroni-
cIs in San Francisco"
"Then you appreciate the arch tec!-
ure Of Chicago?"
eyes; l think the business build
ings in Chicago are the finest in the
country, and while thinking so l was
determined to make use OF the ad-
vanced ideas OF their architects and
the improvements in their mode Of
construction of modern buildings"
''.Well, tell me something about
California"
"Well, can tell you great deal oi
California-the beauties OF our cir
mate, the diversity Of our productions,
the richness of our fields, the glori-
BUSINESS OF our scenery and the hospi-
tality of our people arc nonew things
but the cause Of its sudden and tre-
snendous increase and pro perity is
caused by the low rates for passengers
and freights caused by the competi-
tion between the different new trane-
continental roads. IN 1872, and for
many years after it cost $40 to 90 to
Gan Francisco. Now you can get a
round-trip ticket for $50 or 500. As
the result OF this cheap fare, with the
number of people that have already
gone there and the amount that have
engaged passags- over the different
roads. the estimated aumber OF visi-
tors to the Pacific Coast this year will
amount TO $4,000 people. \. M.
Towne, the manager of the S lthern
Pacific railroad, said to me tina, their
road alone would carry this winter
over 10000 visitors to Califor-
MIA. Before proceeding further.
however, about the wonderful
productions of California, l desire to
correct popular error that the beau
ties of the climate are confined to any
one portidS of the State. The climate
of the great interior valleys is the
same all over the State, and the Cit
rus Belt lies under the shoulder Of
Mount Shasta on the north just as
surely as it does in the shadow of
Mount st. Bernardino in the southern
part of our State. Many people are
under the impression that it is only
the southern part of California that
our great mine OF wealth. in the
shape of products OF our soil,
is produced, but the bulk OF our
shipments ef fruits, both canned and
fresh, came from the center and
northern counties OF our State. Dur
ing the last year, or that part OF this
year that has passed SO far, you
would be surprised to know that we
have been shipping green Or fresh
Vegetables all over the Western coun-
try. We have shipped up to the LIST
of September this year nearly II ,000,-
900 pounds of green vegetables, and
when | say "green vegetables" 1
mean caulihower, cabbages, green
peas in the pod and string beans.
This statement does not include
onions. for we have shipped nearly
900, 600 pounds of onions in addition to
this"
"What about your wine? A great
deal is used in Chicago"
"The product of California wines in
1886 was reckoned at 5000 900 gal
Ions. The statistics, however, on this
subject are exceedingly unreliable,
owing to the tendency OF growers to
undervalue their crops with the view
OF raising the prices. This will prob
ably acconnt for the fact that the crop
Of 1886 is only estimated at $4,000 900
gallons. but the increase of acreage
during the year OF 1887 has been enof-
nous. While a great quantity OF
our grapes is used to make
raisins, perhaps 10000 tons be-
ing devoted to that use, and
also about $4,000 tons consumed in
preserving, making jellies and for ia
BILE consumption, these figures do not
begin to account for the product of
the greitly-increasing acreage, and
give rise to the opinion that the crop
OF this year is not lecs than %, ,000,-
600 gallons OF wine. There has been
q notable improvement in the quality
of the vine, due to the close attention
that is paid to the selection of suit
able grapes and in the making and
handling. At our industrial fair held
at the Mechanics pavilion, in San
Francisco, during the last month one
exhibitor showed 265 varieties OF
grapes most of which were inn
ported by himself and all OF
which had been experimented with
on his600-acre place in Glen Ellen,
Sonoua county. The old mission
grapehas been almost entirely dis
cardei, except in Southern California
where it is still employed largely in
making brandy. The best wines, are
by al odds, made in Central Califor-
MIA and some of them equal in ex-
cellsnce the choicest foreign wines.
Wewill produce 100000 gallons OF
brady this year"
What about your fruits, both can
ned and fresh ?"
The development Of the fruit in
dultry is surprising even to the Cali
fohians. The figures OF production
ami shipment increase SO rapidly that
ndone can. keep track of them. The
lat years product OF our canneries
wis ZOO 900 cases. or $500, 900 pounds.
Tlis year it is estimated it will lie
1900, 900 cases, or about "a 4,O00,000
p,unds. Enormous as this seems, the
amount would have to double il the
llbor had not been scarce and the
opacity OF the canneries too
fnall. All of the canneries
fere working on orders, and al
though the output was extraordinary
he stocks are small, as the stuff is 90
ng East as fast as it can be sent.
Large shipments are also being made
10 Australia, which country also takes
from us large quantities of apples dur.
ing the season, as many as 10000
bushels going forward by each steamer
Nv the way, lust before / left San